PIA04249: Close-up of M27, the Dumbbell Nebula
An aging star's last hurrah creates a flurry of glowing knots of gas that appear to be streaking through space. This closeup image of the Dumbbell Nebula was taken by the JPL-built and designed WFC3 camera, onboard NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.
 Target Name:  Dumbbell Nebula
 Mission:  Hubble Space Telescope 
 Instrument:  WFPC2 
 Product Size:  1262 x 750 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Space Telescope Science Institute 
 Other  
Information: 		 Hubblesite News Release 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA04249.tif (2.843 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA04249.jpg (75.6 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

An aging star's last hurrah creates a flurry of glowing knots of gas that appear to be streaking through space. This closeup image of the Dumbbell Nebula was taken by the JPL-built and designed Wide Field and Planetary 2 Camera, onboard NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/STScI

Image Addition Date:
2003-02-11